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ST. JOSEPH
PARISH
Celebrating 177 Years 1841-2018
Vanderburgh County
www.stjoeco.org
A community of joyful, active, faith-filled people who give thanks to God by generously sharing their
individual gifts and talents to serve the needs of all.
WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday—5 PM Sunday—8 & 10:30 AM
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILATION
SATURDAY 4-4:30 PM
PARISH OFFICE
6202 W. Saint Joseph Road
Evansville, IN 47720
SCHOOL
6130 W. Saint Joseph Road
Evansville IN 47720
Parish Office: (812) 963-3273
School: (812) 963-3335 School Fax: (812) 963-3335
Prayer Requests: (812) 963-3149
Parish Staff Fr. Gene Schroeder—Pastor E-mail [email protected]
Julie Kempf—Secretary E-mail [email protected]
Kristan Gilles Director of Liturgy
E-mail [email protected]
Melba Wilderman—Principal E-mail [email protected]
Mrs. Becky Dosher School Secretary
E-mail [email protected]
Mrs. Jessica Reckelhoff Coordinator of
Religious Education E-mail [email protected]
February 11, 2018 FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Dear friends, One of the things we have tried to emphasize here is a com-mitment to recycling. But this commitment can only be realized if we develop a consciousness for
recycling. Here’s what I mean. Several weeks ago, the priests of our diocese gathered for a welcoming luncheon with Bishop Seigel. After we shared a wonderful meal together, several priests were cleaning the tables. As they did so, I remember thinking...most of the stuff they are throwing away could be recycled—plastic silverware, plastic plates and cups. But it’s not enough to just think that things could be recycled. You have to actually do something. Now I could have gone up to the folks and said, “hey, we can recycle most of that stuff.” And they would probably have allowed me to do that. But that would mean that I would have to take the time to separate out all the stuff that could be recycled and then have something to put the recycled items in and then have a place to take the recycled items. That’s a lot of work. It would be much easier to ignore my thoughts about recycling and do nothing. Which is exactly what I did. Being conscious of recycling really boils down to being intentional. It’s more than just saying I believe in recycling. Actually, being intentional is at the heart of a lot of things. This week, we celebrate Valentine’s Day. If there is anything that requires being intentional, it is certainly a relationship between people. You can say all the right words—I care about you, you are important to me, I love you—but they won’t mean anything unless the words are followed up with concrete actions.
This year, for the first time since 1945, Valentine Day and Ash Wednesday (the begin-ning of Lent) are on the same day. Actually, that is not bad. Lent is really a time to re-flect on our relationship with God. At the heart of that relationship is the great com-mandment: “to love God and to love our neighbor as our self.” And once again we get back to being intentional. We can talk about love all we want, but if we do not follow it up with concrete actions, than, as St. Paul tells us, “we are a noisy gong or a clanging symbol.” Traditionally, our church offers us three
things we can do during Lent to be intentional about our relationship with God: prayer, fast-ing and almsgiving. But these things, too, can be just actions we undertake, with little effect on the way we see the world or how we live in relationship with the world. What we get back to is this—if we want to be serious about loving God and loving our neighbor, then we have to develop a consciousness and desire to see who our neighbor is. Once we become aware of who are neighbor is, then it takes more effort to actually do the work of being a neighbor. All this requires being intentional. You have to want to be aware of your neighbor. You have to want to have the heart and mind of Jesus. You have to want to be a disciple. But it doesn't stop with just wanting it. You have to then do the work of actually being a neighbor, being a disciple and the hard work of forming our hearts to be the heart of Jesus in the world. And that work does not begin and end with Lent, but continues all our life. So, come and join us this Wednesday as we begin the Season of Lent. Let’s commit our-selves once again to developing the intentional effort of being disciples and praying for the courage to follow through.
Leaning into the journey of life , Fr. Gene Schroeder
P.S. Thanks to all the folks in the PTO for their hard work they did planning and executing the Valentine Dinner, Dance and Auction. Thanks to Gary Fehrenbacher and the crew who prepared the fried chicken dinner. All this hard work can of-ten goes unnoticed. Just know that I noticed it and, on behalf of all the children in school who will benefit from these ef-forts, I thank you! Thanks also to the two people who have donated quilts for our social (and it is only February). God is good! And thanks to Alan Inkenbrandt for agreeing to put the giant doll house together!
Blessed are they who follow the law of the Lord!
If there were love of neighbor
there would be no terrorism,
no repression,
no selfishness,
none of such cruel inequalities in society,
no abductions,
no crimes.
Love sums up the law.
Not only that, it gives Christian meaning
to all human relations. . . .
Love gives plenitude to all human duties,
and without love, justice is only the sword.
With love, justice becomes a brother’s embrace.
Without love, laws are arduous, repressive, cruel,
mere policemen.
But when there is love—
security forces would be superfluous;
there would be no jails or tortures,
no will to beat anyone.
—Blessed Oscar Romero, The Violence of Love
Francis, Lu, and Ray King, Rich-ard and Lena King Louis and Georgiana Audrey, Edgar, Tom, Tim and Donald Mitchell, Cecile Martin, Edna Carmouche , Ethel McLoed; Warren and George Andry and George F. Andry; Nick Mitchell. Daniel Buechlein, Carl and Rose Buechlein, Violet and Barney Roe, Conrad and Darwin Roe Fred and Cath-erine Drone Adam and Cecelia (Titzer)Weber Paul Weber Kay Etienne
Ash Wednesday February 14 Mass at 7:30 am
with distribution of Ashes Penance Service with distribution of
Ashes 11:00 am and 7:00 pm
The Lenten Reflections “Little Black Books” will be available this weekend.
CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10 SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
5:00 PM MASS Leo & Bernard Gumbel, Walter & Evelyn Weis, Joe & Elizabeth Weis, Helen & Ray Smith, Florence & John Payne, Alvin & Sarah Weis, Albert & Louise Weis, Harold & Ann Weis, Bill Weis, Dennis Weis, Fr. Jerry Ziliak Rosa Kissel (1903), Helen Buehner (1984), Pat Koch (2011)
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11 SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
8:00 AM MASS Living & Deceased members of St. Anne’s Altar Society, St. Joe Men’s Club & Knight’s of St. John, Ellen Keneipp, Robert Harpenau, Cheryl Lynn Gries, Joe and Dolores Elpers, Charlie and Jeanette Arnold 10:30 AM MASS Marion Whitting, Kay Etienne, Vanessa Smith, Mary Martin, Paul Weber, Agatha Angermeier (1890)
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12 MONDAY OF THE SISTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
6:30 PM MASS Vi and Barney Roe, Julie Market, Francis, Lu and Ray King, Joseph Lenentz (1858), Dorthea Broer-mann (1880), William Rexing (1942)
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13 TUESDAY OF THE SIXTH WEEK
IN ORDINARY TIME 7:30 AM MASS George Hoefling (1946) John Bergwitz (2015)
WEDNESDAY, (ASH WEDNESDAY) FEBRUARY 14
7:30 AM MASS Infant Schili (1889), Henry Grawe (1890), Anthony Reising (1925),Margory Thornton (1934), Joyce Riedford (1934), Blanch Harting (1949) 11 AM & 7 PM PENANCE SERVICE
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15 THURSDAY AFTER ASH WEDENSDAY
NO MASS Regina Urich (1861), Maria Lunken-heimer (1888)
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16 FRIDAY AFTER ASH WEDENSDAY
NO MASS John Nau (1869), Anna Steckler (1954), Cla-rence Baumgart (1974), Matthew Kares (1978), Frank Jones (1995), Sr. Mary Martha Baumgart (Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart) (2003)
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17 FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT
5:00 PM MASS Justina and Edward Weiss, Leroy Weiss, Sebastian and Francis Weiss, Violet Weiss, Leo Gumbel,
Joe and Katie Weiss, Nicholas Bauer (1865), Christina Effin-ger (1899), Sr. Ildephonsa O . S . F . ( A n n a W o l f ) (1942), Edward Whiting (1958), Frank Maurer (1960), Theresa (2011) and Frank Arnold, Jim (2011) and Dolores Niemeier
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18 FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT
8:00 AM MASS Jerry Shekell, Cyrilla Recker, Basil and Marie Mehringer, Luke Mehringer, Ray and Henrietta Mont-gomery, Virginia Helmer 10:30 AM MASS Charlies, Jan, Mike and Chaz Schwartz, Shirley and Elmer Kissel, Helen Jones, Dennis Henderson, Sue Grote, Emil and Elizabeth Yeager, Delores Tremper, Rosina Eff inger (1886), Margaret Hil len-brandt (1902), Judy Barnett (1953), Don Flick (2013)
PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL AND NURSING HOMES
DEACONESS: Harold and Esther Niemeier PINE HAVEN: Jean Johnson HERITAGE CENTER: Brenda Koester PARK TERRACE VILLAGE: Mark Fleeger OASIS CARE CENTER: Gus Bender RIVER POINTE: Barbara Shurtleff
SOLARBRON TERRACE: Mildred Rexing, Margaret Kafel CYPRUS REHABILITATION CENTER (NEWBURGH): Larry Hoefling, Steve Hasselbrinck, David Whalen
FEB. 11: Emily Crawford, Bryar Hefner, Jaxson Houchin, FEB. 12: John Luigs, Brian Coomes, Craig Elpers, Ray Hamner, Wil Harl, Larry Hoefling, Laura Maurer, Steve Scheller, Imelda Woodward FEB. 13: Ann Craney, Amelia Hartz, Kevin Luigs, Scott Marts FEB. 14: Jane Aydt FEB. 15: David Hefner, Ted Kares, Mary Mayer FEB. 16: Charlie Coughlin, Emily Daugherty, Keith Jones, Mia Link FEB. 17: Debra Clem, Jake Lannert, Blake Wiedner FEB. 11: Barry and Tracy Polk, Rodney and Paula Baehl FEB. 17: James and Shelly Ruedlinger
STEWARDSHIP: The Lord’s Way
In today’s second reading, St. Paul urges the Corinthians to “do all for the glory of God.” If we follow that advice in everything we do, we cannot
help but be good stewards. FEBRUARY 4, 2018 $ 15,411.25 WEEKLY BUDGET $ 20,723.00 TOTAL INCOME TO DATE $ 618,595.50 BUDGET TO DATE $ 664,903.00 MAINTENANCE COLLECTION $ 20.00 CHILDRENS COLLECTION $ 29.98 YOUNG STEWARDS WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THE COLLECTION LAST WEEK: Ella Anderson, Brendan Elpers, Piper Fehrenbacher, Sophia Fehrenbacher, Chase Gertiesen, Troy Gertiesen, Brooklyn Helmer, Leann Helmer, Braydon Jones, Briley Jones, Ethan Kissel, Quinn Layman, Max Lehman, Nikki Mayer, Lexa Meredith, Louis Meredith, Lyla Meredith, Lucas Murray, Jaiden Putney, Isaac Schnieder, Zach Schneider, Caleb Stock, Carly Stock, Chloe Stock, Grant Voelker, Lauren Voelker, Taylor Vogy
MISSION OUTREACH HAITI $ 327.00 HAITI STUDENTS $ 180.00 VLADIVOSTOK MISSION $ 12.00 PROPAGATION OF THE FAITH $ 90.00
Please remember in your prayers Helen Jones, the sis-
ter of Joanie Schneider, Virginia Helmer, the mother
of Jim Helmer, and Charlie Arnold, the brother-in-law of Betty Hartz, and uncle of Kevin Hartz, Jerry, and Dave Spaetti and Tom Wannemuehler who died in this past week. May they now know the fullness of life with God in His Kingdom and may his peace be with their family and friends.
This Lent we will begin a five week Bible Study cen-tering on the Mass—Sunday mornings beginning on February 25th from 9:00-10:25 and Wednesday eve-nings beginning on February 21st from 6:00-7:30 pm. Childcare will be provided. Please contact Shari Kempf 812-480-8185, Paula Baehl 812-598-9056, or Jessica Reckelhoff 812-598-1151 (or [email protected] for email) for more information.
LITURGICAL MINISTERS SCHEDULE (EM=Eucharistic Minister, L=Lector, S=Servers, GB=Gift Bearers)
SATURDAY & SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17 & 18 5:00 PM (EM) Natalie Schnieder, Butch & Linda Feulner, Diane Woods, Kathy Cook (L) Nancy Gumbel) (S) Devin Feulner (GB) Lee & Toni Askins 8:00 AM (EM) Randy & Kathny Fehrenbacher, Chick Duncan, Brian & Ann Craney (L) Dave Schmitt (S) Brooklyn Helmer, Susan Weis (GB) Dan & Esther Kelley 10:30 AM (EM) Jena Wessel, June Beverly, Rachel Schnaus, Jason Gertiesen, Becky Dosher (L) Shane Wessel (S) Brooklyn Kinnaman, Emily Dairymple
MONDAY: 7am-6:30 pm Eucharistic Adoration TUESDAY: 6 am — 6 am (Wednesday) Day of Prayer for Vocations 7 pm Choir Practice ASH WEDNESDAY 7 am Mass with Distribution of Ashes 11 am & 7 pm Penance Service with Distribution of Ashes 6:30 pm Just Faith SATURDAY: 4-4:40 pm Sacrament of Reconciliation SATURDAY & SUNDAY: Food Pantry Collection SUNDAY 9 am RCIA
SCRIP SELLERS SCHEDULE: Feb. 17, 5 pm: Jennifer Fehrenbacher
Feb. 18, 8 am: Paula Baehl Feb. 18, 10:30 am: Amy Cody
For Scrip questions, please contact Paula Baehl ([email protected]) 812-598-9056
5 YEARS Matt and Audrey Couglin
Ben and Lindsey Mehringer Dustin and Nicole Paul
10 YEARS
Chip and Megan Altstadt Kristan and Joey Arnold
Nathan and Lindsey Dosher Jon and Carrie Straus
15 YEARS
Bill and Amy Cody Melissa and Chris Dalrymple
Doug and Jenny Daza Chuck and Ann Effinger Liz and Justin Guetlin
Ann and Rick Heldt Michelle and Kevin Luigs
Brian and Christine Roemke Amanda and Curtis Vanness
2O YEARS
Kevin and Ladonna Elpers Bridget and Jim Pfaffman Steve and Debbie Scheller
Matt and Missy Singer
25 YEARS Karen and Tom Angermeier Brian and Margaret Coomes
Joe and Karla Deweese Mike and Joanna Englert
Mike and Erin Happe Kevin and Keri Hartz
Paul and Becky Ondash Kevin and Kelly Pennington
Paul and Chris Schapker Brad and Susie Traylor
Mark and Shelly Weidner
30 YEARS Clay and Denise Allison Neal and Peggy Dossett Steve and Lea Elliott Jim and Jan Hermann
Margaret and Thomas Kimmel Bob and Leisa Loehrlein
Rob and Patty Montgomery Ronald and Andrea Orth
Brian and Karen Trimborn
35 YEARS Jim and Debbie Collins Pat and Lavern Fleck Joe and Julie Greubel
Rich and Connie Harpenau Jeff and Cindy Meyer Ron and Donna Miller Lee and Tracy Watson Joe and Kathy Weber
40 YEARS Phil and Becky Dosher Butch and Susan Gibbs
Joan and Paul Hillenbrand Jerry and Beth Spaetti
45 YEARS
Libby and Larry Broerman Joe and Cathy Crowdus
Kathy and Randy Fehrenbacher Nancy and Lawrence Gumbel
Jim and Susan Helmer Carolyn and Daryl Lipper
Gail and John Maurer
50 YEARS Diane and John Bassemier
Dave and Donna Dippel Roger and Kathy Hall
Joan and Alan Inkenbrandt Beverly and Keith Jones
Lynn and Don Kissel
55 YEARS Larry and Henrietta Happe
John and Ruby Manger
60 YEARS Ron and Linda Kempf
61 YEARS
Bob and Darlene Straub
62 YEARS Bob and Nancy Angermeier
63 YEARS
Charles and Joan Niemeier
64 YEARS Gus and Verena Bender Bob and Norma Duncan
Gene and Marianne Ritter Herman and Catherine Schmitt Russel and Dorothy Stratman
67 YEARS
Bob and Betty Singer Bob and Imelda Woodward
Joe and Mary Mayer
68 YEARS Doris and Charlie Head Sharon and Bud Werner Dave and Barb Whalen
69 YEARS
Marlon and Ella May Kroeger
71 YEARS Harold and Esther Niemeier
Today we celebrate World Marriage Day. We honor all married couples especially these couples in our par-
ish who are celebrating special wedding anniversaries this year
Fr. Lowell Will, a son of our parish, is cele-brating the 50th anniversary of his ordination as a priest. He was ordained on March 2, 1968. Fr. Will and the parish community of St. Clement in Boonville invite you to join in this celebration at
a special Mass on Sunday, March 4 at 2 pm at St. Clement Church. A dinner and reception will fol-lowing, beginning at 4 pm at the Warrick County 4-H Center (133 E. Degonia Road in Boonville). For dinner reservation contact (812-897-2631 or email [email protected].
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the assassina-tion of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we offer reflections, ques-tions, prayers, and actions for the season of Lent based on each week’s Gospel reading and the six principles of nonviolence of-fered by Dr. King in Stride Toward Freedom, his memoir of the 1957 Montgomery bus boycott. According to Dr. King, the book is ‘‘the chronicle of 50,000 Negroes who took to heart the princi-ples of nonviolence, who learned to fight for their rights with the weapon of love, and who in the process, acquired a new estimate
of their own human worth.” Go to https://maryknollogc.org/resources/lenten-reflection-guide-2018
